Lowell Township standoff ends as man surrenders to police

LOWELL TOWNSHIP – A township man police considered armed and dangerous has surrendered after police surrounded his house for several hours.

According to police scanner traffic, the man holed up on the 4300 block of Timpson was placed in custody around 6:30 p.m., apprehended without shots fired or injuries.

Police had closed traffic on Cascade Road SE near Timson Avenue SE while trying to determine if a man who threatened suicide is holed up in a home near the intersection. He allegedly threatened another person with a weapon earlier in the day.